Silver iodide

Silver iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula AgI. The compound is a bright yellow solid, but samples almost always contain impurities of metallic silver that give a gray coloration. The silver contamination arises because some samples of AgI can be highly photosensitive. This property is exploited in silver-based photography. Silver iodide is also used as an antiseptic and in cloud seeding.

Silver iodide
Names
IUPAC name
Silver(I) iodide
Other names
Argentous iodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.125
EC Number
  • 232-038-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Ag.HI/h;1H/q+1;/p-1 Y
    Key: MSFPLIAKTHOCQP-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y
  • InChI=1/Ag.HI/h;1H/q+1;/p-1
    Key: MSFPLIAKTHOCQP-REWHXWOFAV
  • [Ag]I
Properties
AgI
Molar mass 234.77 g/mol
Appearance yellow, crystalline solid
Odor odorless
Density 5.68 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 558 °C (1,036 °F; 831 K)
Boiling point 1,506 °C (2,743 °F; 1,779 K)
0.03 mg/L (20 °C)
8.52 × 10 −17
80.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Hexagonal, hP4
P63mc, No. 186
a = 0.4591 nm, c = 0.7508 nm
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120°
2
4.55 D
Thermochemistry
56.8 J·mol−1·K−1
115.5 J·mol−1·K−1
−61.8 kJ·mol−1
−66.2 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H410
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
0
0
Flash point Non-flammable
Safety data sheet (SDS) Sigma-Aldrich
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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